This paper focuses on the extension of a damage meso-model approach, develo
ped first in the static case, and then in the dynamics case. These extensio
ns concern (i) the deterioration induced by localized external loads (ii) t
he modeling of damage rate effects (iii) the study of high-velocity impact
including compaction. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All right
s reserved.